Bass-Baritone Mattia Venni Joins Sempre Artists for Management

Mattia Venni has joined Sempre Artists for Management. The bass-baritone has performed Figaro in “Le nozze di Figaro” with Amarillo Opera and Sarasota Opera. He has also performed with Opera Santa Barbara, Teatro Nuovo, and Santa Fe Opera. He is a recipient of the Donald Gramm Award. This season, he returns to Opera Santa Barbara as Dr. Bartolo in “Il {…}

Jul 31, 2023

Teatro Nuovo 2023 Review: Crispino e la Comare

Photo credit: Steve Pisano Teatro Nuovo is an opera company solely dedicated to the discovery and rediscovery of Italian music specifically from the Bel Canto period. In fact, they are the only opera company in the world dedicated to doing this right now. And, they are doing it exceedingly well. The Naples brothers Federico and Luigi Ricci’s “Crispino e la {…}